Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-06
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The chart illustrate and give the proportion of British students at single university in England , who were able to speak other language in addition to 2000 and 2010.
Overall , there are many language that British students are able to speak like French , German , Spanish or other language are also .
To began with , in the period of 2000 the highest ratio was they can not speak other languge its 30% , at the second number they speak Spanish and the ratio was 20 percent. French and another languge was the same percentage like 15 , German and two other language also have same ratio 10% .
On the other hand , the highest ratio was no other language 35% and then another language with 20 percent . Spanish , French , German have the same ratio 10 percentage .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
You identify the two years and report several relevant figures, including the rise in students with no other language from 30% to 35% and the fall in Spanish from 20% to 10%. However, the response is incomplete: the 2010 description omits the two-other-languages category, and there is no clear overview of the main changes across the charts. The opening overview (“there are many language”) is too general to summarise the key pattern. Also, the response is 134 words, below the required 150; the nine words copied from the prompt were not counted. To address the task more fully, give a concise overview and compare the main increases and decreases, including the categories that changed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introduction, a general statement, and separate paragraphs for 2000 and 2010. Phrases such as “To began with” and “On the other hand” help signal movement between sections. However, progression is limited because the figures are mostly listed rather than connected through comparisons, and “On the other hand” does not clearly express a contrast with the preceding paragraph. The overview is also too broad to guide the reader through the data. Improve cohesion by grouping categories with similar trends and using precise links, for example, contrasting the decline in Spanish with increases in “another language” and “two other languages.”
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “ratio,” “percentage,” and category names, so the reader can generally understand what is being described. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or repetitive: “highest ratio,” “at the second number,” and “same percentage like” are not natural ways to report chart data. Spelling errors such as “languge” also reduce accuracy. Use standard collocations such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “the next largest proportion,” and vary “percentage” with “share” or “figure.” Check spelling and choose terms that describe proportions rather than ratios.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most sentences use simple structures, and the reader can follow the main figures, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make the relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “The chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “at single university” is missing an article. The opening sentence also has an unclear construction: students spoke other languages “in addition to 2000 and 2010” incorrectly links languages to dates. Other problems include “To began with” and the fragment-like wording “the highest ratio was they can not speak.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete sentence patterns, such as “In 2000, 30% of students spoke no other language.”
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